Re: Issues trying to use LVM logical volumes with Xen 4.5, NetBSD 7.0_RC3 dom0 and domU

[Adrian Christiansen <adrian.christiansen%gmail.com@localhost>]

2015-09-23 23:09 GMT+02:00 Gary Duzan <gary%duzan.org@localhost>:
> In Message <CAJYAQCB0rR-AVTuUsDszmJgB6r=c+Z7_nQA1baMi7pO08bCOOg%mail.gmail.com@localhost>,
>    Adrian Christiansen <adrian.christiansen%gmail.com@localhost>wrote:
>
> =>Hi guys!,
> =>
> =>I can get the INSTALL kernel to boot, I can use files as the disk, but
> =>I can't seem to get LVM volumes to work with Xen. I'm using 7.0_RC3
> =>201509221450Z, with Xen 4.5 installed from the 7.0_2015Q2 binary
> =>packages on the nyftp.
> =>
> =>There's an error message on the console too:
> =>xbdback backend/vbd/11/0: unknown device 0x70616d2f7665642f
> =>xbdback backend/vbd/11/1: unknown device 0x70616d2f7665642f
> =>xbdback backend/vbd/11/2: unknown device 0x70616d2f7665642f
> =>
> =>This is the config file for the domU:
> =>
> =># -*- mode: python; -*-
> =>
> =>kernel = "/xen/wilhelm/netbsd-INSTALL_XEN3_DOMU.gz"
> =>memory = 128
> =>name = "wilhelm"
> =>vif = [ 'mac=aa:00:00:d1:00:09,bridge=bridge0' ]
> =>disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vg0/lv0,hda,w',
> =>'phy:/dev/vg1/lv1,hdb, w',
> =>'phy:/dev/vg1/lv0,hdc, w' ]
>
>    Try the new syntax:
>
> disk = [ "/dev/vg0/lv0,raw,xvda,backendtype=phy", "/dev/vg1/lv1,raw,xvdb,backendtype=phy", "/dev/vg1/lv0,raw,xvdc,backendtype=phy" ]

I get the exact same error from xbdback.

>
>                                 Gary Duzan
>
>
>
> =>LVM is running, even made newfs on the logical volumes, mounted them
> =>and unpacked the installations sets. xenbackendd is not running, as
> =>one thread talked about.
> =>
> =>I've been searching trying to find an answer, but can't make heads or
> =>tails of this... anyway, I'm stuck.
> =>
> =>Thankful for any help!,
> =>Adrian.